as in to delete
to make changes to (something written) so as to remove or obscure information
Because the victims were minors, their full names were redacted from public court records. The declassified documents were heavily redacted before they were released.
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Recent Examples of redact
Zoom in: Smith's evidence includes a House committee interview with a White House employee that had previously been redacted, per Politico's Kyle Cheney.
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April Rubin, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
The documents were redacted legal filings from a two-year investigation by 14 attorney generals, which led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Giuliani's name is redacted in the filing, but context makes clear whom prosecutors are referring to.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
In her legal response to the filing, Kate Gallego disputed one, relatively short passage asserted by Ruben Gallego that is redacted.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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April Rubin, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
The documents were redacted legal filings from a two-year investigation by 14 attorney generals, which led to state officials suing the company on Tuesday.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Giuliani's name is redacted in the filing, but context makes clear whom prosecutors are referring to.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
In her legal response to the filing, Kate Gallego disputed one, relatively short passage asserted by Ruben Gallego that is redacted.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Another post, now deleted, claimed a bake sale at a Delaware polling place was intended to sway votes, a potential violation of election law.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign via email for comment but has not been able to contact Meyer, who has deleted all of his social media accounts.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Harris erased Trump’s lead over Biden since announcing her candidacy on July 21, though her edge has decreased over the past two months, peaking at 3.7 points in late August, according to FiveThirtyEight’s weighted polling average.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the therapy cannot erase the genetic predisposition many patients have for the disease, says Donald Thomas, a rheumatologist in Maryland.Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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If the credit is removed, the EV transition will likely be hit hard, as prices on numerous models will effectively increase.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Redact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redact. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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